I Don't take Meds...I have an Experienced Massage therapist, that works me over good, then i see my chiro, cause I fall out of place all the time...and i work out in a heated pool...doing Long steps to Stretch those leg muscles out...go in uo to my neck and do butterfly movements with my arms...that stopped my headaches...

tart a relaxing Yoga, or simple streches routine...get some good Mood Music...take time for self Everyday...Warm Epsom salt baths...

the supplements I take are Omega 3.6.9...Vitamin Ds {4000IUs a day}..B Complex...and WALK...No matter what, ya have to Walk...Long strides, deep breaths...

Cold outside ?? then turn up the toons and Dance...dance everyday !! start out slow, stay slow, Progress SLOW...

last year, when I started my program, i was not ableok Anywhere, and Steps cause Anxiety Attacks Big time...but within a few Months of stickin to the program, headaches were gone...I could run up and down steps all the day long...my Fatigue Increased for quite awile, I had to wait that out...but slowly that backed off as well...I could not walk, now I can go a full 2 miles...and I have Blockages in my legs...

I take 500mlgs a day of Magnesium Sterate(Nature Valley) in the AM with food but Im on sleep meds.I have bad insomnia so take 2 Amytriptyline and 2 Lorazapams to sleep. Mostly I just do Vitamins, and Supliments.

What does the Magnesum do?

It takes my pain and DDD and Migraines away. Ive been on it for years. I tried Cymbalta, Skelaxin and Lialda lately with nothing but trouble. I went back to my Magnesium.

Currently I use natural and synthetic. Pain killers when needed as well as Cymbalta right now. Started 2000 IU of Vitamin D, I take vitamin C. Massage, hot baths, stretching, ben gay.. the list goes on and on..

When I was first diagnosed with fibro, I tried all the meds the Dr. gave me. They didn't work and often made me feel worse. Finally, I got tired of being a guinea pig and worried about my liver & kidneys (lots of meds are really hard on those organs.) I decided to go "all natural" and gave up any food that wasn't natural, tried to make some of those foods organically grown so as so lessen the pesticide residue in my body from commercially grown foods, and made concoctions of different herb teas. I had trouble sleeping back then and lots of pain. I can only remember the teas I used for pain -- white willow bark, dried cherry bark, chamomile, and possibly clove all mixed together and used 1 tsp./cup brewed strong and sweetened with honey (its bitter) and drank about 4 c./day.
Valerian helps some people with sleep. For others it makes them relaxed for a short while, then makes them stay awake. Earplugs, absolute darkness, and quiet if you can get it and some peronalized version of counting sheep (basically just staying in bed, telling yourself to relax, then boring/hypnotizing yourself asleep. I used to fall asleep in college EVERY time I read my chemistry book. (Needless to say, I didn't do well in that class, as I couldn't stay awake to study!) Lots of sleep is good. I used to need 10 hours. Now, I can get by with 8-9 hrs.
Magnesium is an essential mineral in the body needed for cell metabolism. It works best in balance with calcium. Magnesium and calcium help muscles relax.
Heat is good, too and exercise. If you can't afford a spa, dress very warmly and go for a walk in a nice place. The dancing by yourself inside sounds good, too. No one to watch you, just movely slowly around, moving the arms, too...
I hate Ben-gay. It makes me feel cold. If one had money and was re-doing their house or having a new one built, I'd definately consider heated floors. This is usually done with hot water running through small pipes all under the floor. They now have a system for 2nd stories, also. The few times I got to walk on one of these floors (barefoot, of course, even in winter) I thought: "This is the way I want to live". But I haven't been able to, of course. Who with fibro has any money unless they inherited a bundle? Its too hard to work! Employers are not too understanding. Lots of people with fibro have foot pain. I do sometimes now and my feet are usually cold, too, even if the air is 75 degrees and the floor carpeted. Carpets are not used with heated floors. Fibro people with a formaldehyde allergy will just feel sicker with a carpet anyway, unless its several years old and then it may cause dust & mold problems.